Bidspirit auction | LATE ROMAN MONOGRAM INTAGLIO GOLD

LATE ROMAN MONOGRAM INTAGLIO GOLD RING - Ca. AD 400 - 500.A garnet stone intaglio of oval shape, engraved with a monogram for Mother Mary set in a gold finger ring of a joined double-band hoop, expanding at the shoulders to create triangular-shaped openings supporting the bezel cell with intricately decorated border. Each arm of the hoop is embellised with a gold wire coils.Size: D:19.56mm / US: 9 3/4 / UK: T; Weight: 11gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s